1992 Peach Bowl
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Peach Bowl
| subheader = 24th Peach Bowl
| title_sponsor =
| image = File:Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Postcard (1960s-70s) (Stadium crop).jpg
| caption = The Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl.
| date_game_played = January 1
| year_game_played = 1992
| football_season = 1991
| stadium = Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
| city = Atlanta, Georgia
| visitor_school = North Carolina State University
| visitor_name_short = NC State
| visitor_nickname = Wolfpack
| visitor_record = 9–2
| visitor_conference = ACC
| visitor_rank_AP = 21
| visitor_rank_coaches = 21
| visitor_rank_BCS =
| visitor_rank_CFP =
| visitor_coach = Dick Sheridan
| visitor_1q = 7
| visitor_2q = 7
| visitor_3q = 13
| visitor_4q = 7
| home_school = East Carolina University
| home_name_short = East Carolina
| home_nickname = Pirates
| home_record = 10–1
| home_conference = Independent
| home_rank_AP = 12
| home_rank_coaches = 13
| home_rank_BCS =
| home_rank_CFP =
| home_coach = Steve Logan
| home_1q = 7
| home_2q = 10
| home_3q = 0
| home_4q = 20
| MVP =
| odds =
| anthem =
| referee = John Laurie (Big Eight)
| halftime =
| payout =
| us_network = ESPN
| us_announcers = Ron Franklin and Mike Gottfried
| ratings =
| intl_network =
| intl_announcers =
| different_previous = 1990
| different_next = 1993 (Jan)
}}
The 1992 Peach Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 1992, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The game matched the North Carolina State Wolfpack against the East Carolina Pirates. It was the final contest of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 37–34 victory for the Pirates. This was the last edition of the Peach Bowl, as well as the last overall football game, played at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, as the game moved to the Georgia Dome in the following year.
Teams
The game matched the North Carolina State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the then-independent East Carolina Pirates in the first bowl game featuring those two teams. NC State was the runner-up of the ACC. The game represented the nineteenth matchup between the two teams; NC State led the series 12–6 heading into the game.{{cite web|title=North Carolina State vs East Carolina, 1869-1992|url=http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/opp-opp.pl?start=1869&end=1991&team1=North+Carolina+State&team2=East+Carolina|website=Stassen.com|accessdate=31 December 2014}}
=NC State=
{{main|1991 NC State Wolfpack football team}}
=East Carolina=
{{main|1991 East Carolina Pirates football team}}
Game summary
=Scoring summary=
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| Quarter=1
| Time=
| Team=NC State
| DrivePlays=
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| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Gary Downs
| yards=2
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Damon Hartman
| Visitor=7
| Home=0
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| Time=
| Team=East Carolina
| DrivePlays=
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| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Cedric Van Buren
| QB=Jeff Blake
| yards=5
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Brenner
| 2pt type=run/pass
| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete
| Visitor=7
| Home=7
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| Quarter=2
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| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Todd Harrison
| QB=Terry Jordan
| yards=4
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Hartman
| 2pt type=run/pass
| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete
| Visitor=14
| Home=7
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| Type=FG
| yards=27
| Kicker=Brenner
| Visitor=14
| Home=10
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| Team=East Carolina
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| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Hunter Gallimore
| QB=Blake
| yards=55
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Brenner
| 2pt type=run/pass
| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete
| Visitor=14
| Home=17
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| Team=NC State
| DrivePlays=
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| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Robert Hinton
| QB=Jordan
| yards=14
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Hartman
| 2pt type=run/pass
| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete
| Visitor=21
| Home=17
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| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Greg Manior
| yards=1
| kickresult=no good (blocked)
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| Visitor=27
| Home=17
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| Quarter=4
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| Team=NC State
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| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Charles Davenport
| QB=Ledel George
| yards=52
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Hartman
| 2pt type=run/pass
| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete
| Visitor=34
| Home=17
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| Time=
| Team=East Carolina
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| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Blake
| yards=2
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Brenner
| 2pt type=run/pass
| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete
| Visitor=34
| Home=24
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| Quarter=4
| Time=
| Team=East Carolina
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| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Dion Johnson
| QB=Blake
| yards=17
| 2pt type=run
| 2pt result=failed
| Visitor=34
| Home=30
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| Time=
| Team=East Carolina
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| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Luke Fisher
| QB=Blake
| yards=22
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Brenner
| 2pt type=run/pass
| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete
| Visitor=34
| Home=37
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=NC State|Home=East Carolina}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72845831/blake-pirates-come-back-on-wolfpack/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Blake, Pirates come back on Wolfpack|date=January 2, 1992|accessdate=March 6, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web|last1=Grizzard|first1=Mike|title=1992 Peach Bowl - East Carolina 37, N.C. State 34|url=http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/120510aaj.html|publisher=East Carolina Pirates|accessdate=28 December 2014|date=1 January 1992|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228084934/http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/120510aaj.html|archive-date=2014-12-28|url-status=dead}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| First downs | 20 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 80-383 | 75–420 |
| Rushes–yards | 56-186 | 24–42 |
| Passing yards | 197 | 378 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16-24-1 | 31–51–3 |
| Time of possession | 36:07 | 23:53 |
See also
References
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{{NC State Wolfpack bowl game navbox}}
{{East Carolina Pirates bowl game navbox}}
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